Every country gets one personalized IS machine and send their representative to the school where he is located for training. There are plenty of others that get the old run down machines essentially. Ichika, being the only male pilot, gets his own personal machine… That about sums up the uniqueness of our lead. Otherwise he is dense, but of course too kind for his own good. Typical. However if you are going to watch this harem, then the only thing that matters is the female characters right?
The girls are good, but even if you start to like one they are introduced one after the other. In total there are 6 in his harem and if you take into account there is twelve episodes… Well as soon as one is introduced the next one comes to steal your attention. There is little development in the characters never mind the relationships.
If there is any reason I liked this show it would be Charles. He being the second male IS pilot steals away Ichika from the other females as Ichika tries to bond with this new male presence in a sea of women. Charles is one of the most intelligent and capable characters in the show, and makes the show much more likable.
However, that cannot save something that has no plot. A story centered on mechs that don't have battles… That doesn't sound very entertaining does it? It seems by episode 10 rolled around they finally finished the introductions and decided to introduce the story. It was just too late. This is the norm for harem shows as they focus on each girl's episode and like IS, they run out. Thankfully they fall back onto battles, but at this point it is too late. If your looking for another average harem be my guest because there is no hidden gems in this show. Hence, i reward it with what MAL calls average: a five out of ten.
